Minutes - Planning Commission - 06/05/2001

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Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed site plan for a multi-tenant office and warehouse building contingent upon compliance with City staff review letter dated June 1,2001. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, Reeve and Watson. Voting No: None. Case #6: Request for Site Plan Review; Case of SW Wold: North Pine Office Community Development Assistant Wald stated that SW Wold is proposing to construct a 12,335 square foot multi-tenant office building on the property generally located at the intersection of 153rd Avenue and State Highway #10. The office facility will consist of two levels, the first floor will be 9,379 square feet in size and the second floor will contain 2,956 square feet for a total office building area of 12,335 square feet. The proposed building exceeds the required front, rear and side yard setbacks established in the B-1 Business District. City Code restricts lot coverage to 35% of the lot area; the site plan is proposing a 16% lot coverage. In accordance with City Code, all driveways, off-street parking and maneuvering areas are proposed to be surfaced with bituminous pavement and finished with B-6/12 concrete curbing. The site plan is proposing 62 customer and employee parking stalls, which exceeds city code requirements. The building elevation plan indicates that the exterior wall materials will consist of rock face concrete block and vinyl siding. The proposed concrete block should be integrally treated with color. The proposed vinyl siding is a deviation from city code and will require City Council 'approval. The grading plan is proposing to excavate and utilize City owned property located to the north of the subject property. The proposed drainage plan would be maximizing the ponding capacity on City property and therefore limiting future development's drainage options. Staff is requesting pre and post development capacity calculations to determine the effect of the proposed drainage plan on the City owned property and also on surrounding properties. The development is proposing to derive one access point from 153ra Avenue, no access points will be derived from State Highway #10. Urban Services are not available to the site and the facility is proposed to be served by an on-site septic system. Staff is recommending that the development permit require connection to urban services within 2 years of availability. The Landscaping Plan is generally acceptable. The site plan should be revised to include a tree preservation plan. City Code requires commercial developments to comply with park and trail dedication requirements. The park and recreational trail plan is providing for a pedestrian trail along the southern boundary line of the subject property. It is the City's intention to have the trail on the subject property link to the existing North Fork pedestrian trail. The site plan should be revised to include the required pedestrian trail along the southern boundary line and it will be the responsibility of the developer to construct the pedestrian trail to City standards. City staff recommended site plan approval contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated May 25, 2001. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed site plan for a multi-tenant office building contingent upon compliance with City staff review letter dated May 25, 2001. Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 23 of 28